According to Tribal Football report citing The Mirror suggests the midfielder has emerged the the Los Blancos No.1 target to take over from Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, as the duo of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are expected to remain with Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.

Former Galaticos forward still reign supreme among Los Blancos eggheads despite his recent switch to Juventus' but are now moving to bring in the Belgian as an ideal replacement after he refused to pen a new contract at Chelsea.